Renel Brooks-Moon

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Renel
Born	Oakland, California, United States
Occupation	Announcer

Renel Brooks-Moon is the public address announcer for the San Francisco Giants as well as a local radio personality. She is known for her booming voice and ability to announce each Giants player with a unique spin on their name.

Renel is the only female public address announcer — and one of the first African American announcers — in major league baseball. She wasn't, however, the first female announcer for the Giants. That was Sherry Davis, who announced for seven years and was replaced by Renel when the Giants moved from Candlestick Park to Pacific Bell Park (now AT&T Park).

Renel was recognized by the Baseball Hall of Fame as the first female announcer of a championship game in any professional sport for her role in the 2002 World Series. Her scorecard from Game 3 is on display in the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown.

Born in Oakland, California, Renel was raised throughout the Bay Area. She's a graduate of Woodside High School and Mills College. In 2007, Renel began her seventh season as the public address announcer for the Giants, and her 20th year as a Bay Area radio personality, currently at radio station 98.1 KISS-FM ^[1]. At KISS-FM, she's been a celebrity DJ for seven years, and that's still her full time job. The Giants announcing job is part-time. She also does entertainment spots for KPIX-TV Channel 5.